Wednesday November 14, 3:00PM – 3:45PM
Adding Theatrical Effects to Your Services: Daniel Connell, Production Designer Consultant for Church on the Move

Set pieces, camera angles and lighting elements found in theatre can add impact to your services and make them more immersive and engaging. Daniel discusses which lighting resources serve as the most powerful means of delivering the story of Jesus with the excellence it deserves.

Since 1997, Daniel Connell has designed lighting for concert, television, and theatrical projects with a heavy emphasis on House of Worship. His client list includes Church on the Move in Oklahoma, Passion City Church, and Willow Creek Church, among others. Daniel also provides consultation and programming for churches with his own business, Daniel Connell Productions, LLC.

Wednesday November 14, 4:00PM – 4:45PM
Lighting Perspectives: An Idea Exchange on Making Lighting Decisions

Daryl Sutton and Daniel Connell share insights into ways a house of worship can work with vendors and consultants to leverage its investment in lighting. Coming from the perspective of a supplier (Sutton) and a TD/consultant (Connell), the two highly regarded industry figures will offer advice on building a lighting system that can grow with your house of worship and keep pace with technology, while also serving the needs of today.

Daryl Sutton has recently joined Chauvet as the National Worship Resource Manager. He has brought his expertise and decades of experience as a house of worship supplier to the Chauvet team, and we are thrilled to be working with him!

Daniel Connell designs lighting for concert, television, and theatrical projects. His client list includes Church on the Move in Oklahoma, Passion City Church, and Willow Creek Church, among others.

Wednesday November 14, 5:00PM – 5:45PM
Lighting for Video: Seth Thiesen, Production and Lighting Director for North Point Ministries

Lighting designers seeking to create impactful designs that also translate well on camera for church services, often find themselves struggling to balance the demands of lighting for the room and lighting for video. Seth shares tips and tricks for the camera and lighting fixtures that ensure what you see with your eyes is captured as a quality image on camera.

Seth Thiesen has been the production and lighting director at North Point Ministries, a multi-campus church outside Atlanta with around 30,000 members, for the past decade. Previously, he has served as the Technical Arts specialist at Heartland Community Church in Illinois. He oversees a crew of volunteers and three performance venues and has created new sets and lighting designs for various ministries in addition to directing video for services.

Thursday November 15, 9:00AM – 9:45AM
Adding Impact to Youth Rallies: Aaron Cole, Lighting Designer of Love Is Red/Family Faith Church; Owner of Brightness Blog

Church conferences and youth rallies are great at engaging young adults. Aaron discusses the impact lighting has in making these events successful. Find out how to use lighting to create engaging, concert-style elements of “coolness” that resonate with kids of all ages, while reinforcing and staying true to the core message of these youth rallies.

Aaron Cole runs the very popular Instagram account, Brightness Blog (@brightnessblog) and serves as the Lighting Designer at Faith Family Church in Ohio and its Love Is Red (LRI) Conference, the largest Christian youth rally in the Midwest. LRI is a weekend long experience for youth and young adults that features live music, guest artists, and dynamic speakers from all across the country. It has quickly become one of the biggest conferences of its type in the nation. Aaron also owns Goliath Lighting & Stage.

Thursday November 15, 10:00AM – 11:30AM
Panel Leadership Session on Maximizing Design Elements: Patrick Hentz, Daniel Connel, Seth Thiesen, Aaron Cole

If you’re involved in lighting for church services, you don’t want to miss this panel! Lighting Designers Patrick Hentz (Church of the Highlands), Daniel Connell (Church on the Move), Seth Thiesen (North Point Ministries) and Aaron Cole (Faith Family Church/Brightness Blog) share insights on how lighting can create super engaging elements that help elevate services.

Patrick Hentz serves as the Lighting Designer of Church of the Highlands in Alabama, one of the largest multi campus churches in the US.

Daniel Connell designs lighting for concert, television, and theatrical projects. His client list includes Church on the Move in Oklahoma, Passion City Church, and Willow Creek Church, among others.

Seth Thiesen serves as the production and lighting director at North Point Ministries – a multi-campus church outside Atlanta with around 30,000 members.

Aaron Cole is the Lighting and Stage Designer at Faith Family Church in Ohio and the Love Is Red Conference. He also owns of the very popular Instagram, Brightness Blog (@brightnessblog).